- present participle of starve.
starving
Example Sentences
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Government regulations bar anyone under 18 from participating in religious activities, starving the monasteries of young devotees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
“That’s starving the world of diesel,” York said, just as demand for the fuel is picking up.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
That’s one of their major clients, because if you feed starving nations, people like the United States better.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
The oil could also lead to birds sinking and drowning, it said, and the loss of a parent could lead to gull chicks starving to death.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
In any case, we were starving; we skipped the ballet and went to dinner instead.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
